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NOMINEE |
THE SKINNY |
| Overrated |
Ferrari and McLaren |
Yes, they won every F1 race, but the technological and fiscal advantage they have is ridiculous. |
| Underrated |
CART |
What a season they had. They gave us the best race of any circuit (at Michigan) and the best championship battle of the year. |
| Annoying |
The CART-IRL split |
It's worse than Ross and Rachel on Friends. Just get back together already. |
| Breakthrough |
Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
He tied the NASCAR record for earliest career win, became the first driver in 2000 to win twice, and was cool enough to be featured in Rolling Stone. |
| Uplifting |
Kyle Petty |
He continued driving after his son died, but did so in Adam's car to keep his memory alive. As classy as they come. |
| MVP |
Jimmy Makar |
Bobby Labonte's crew chief made sure his man never had a bad car. Co-MVP honors go to Michael Schumacher. He won first three races of year, struggled midseason, then finished strong to give Ferrari its first world champ in more than two decades. |
| Storyline to follow in 2001 |
Dodge's return to Winston Cup |
With Ray Evernham running the show, the new factory on the block could be a major player. |
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